Daily Tombstone epitaph., 1887-02-18
CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER,

AS VIII DC seen u. IV'CiChCS 'N 0S' dispatches Mir Blinn has made an attack upon the Territorial University, which IS to be located at Tucsor The Thirteenth Legislature during their days of jobbery and wild appropriations made an appro- priation of S25 900 for the purpose of erecting Territorial University at Tue son. The wisdom of the measure never yet has been demonstrated, but on the contrary it has been clearly shown that the necessity for such an institution in Arizona does not exist. We dislike very much to make an attack upon an edu- cational institution, and exceedingly so upon this present one, inasmuch as it is located within the boundary line of large and thriving county, which has been shamefully, and we must say, ma liciously treated by both the National and Territorial governments. If this
 university had been located in any other county in this whole Territory, not ex- cepting Cochise, we should have assailed the measure many months since, but in- asmuch as our Councilman, L. w. Blinn, has thought it advisable to repeal the law creating the same, we honestly en- dorse the movement. To begin with there is no necessity of such an insti- tuition in Arizona, nor will such exist for the next ten years. There is not a school in all of this broad Territory which could prepare pupil properly to enter this prospective university. We cannot but believe that the 5000 could be much better expended in the direction of our public schools than in the manner pre- scribed in the bill creating the university. The public schools of our country are its pride and it's maintenance. To their wise, benefcient and patriotic teaching the success of our Republican form of government is due. From the little un. painted school-house in the remote dis tricts of our country, to the imposing mansions of the large wealthy cities in our Union, comes forth an array of tal- ent and genius which causes the cheeks of Americans to glow with pride and love of country. What Arizona needs to-day is encouragement of a substantial nature for the support and advancement of her public schools. We desire to lift her common schools up to high stand ard of perfection, and then the children of the men who toll in the mines and in the harvest fields to maintain their wives and their little ones will reap full bene- fit of its many advantages, but a univer- sity holds out no inducements for the la- boring classes at all, as it will require a large expenditure to send and maintain pupils in such an institution. We can also say that the gentleman who fathers the measure, Mir. L, w. Blinn, of Tomb stone, is regarded as one of the most liberal men in our county, man of gen. erous impulses and strong, untiring friend of the school system of sur Terri tory, and his only desire in this matter is to do justice to the people of Arizona. MT. Blinn stands up and beyond the reach of jobbers. Whatever he endeav- ors to perform will be undertaken for what he considers to be the best inter- ests Of the whole people. We expect the venomous shafts of malice will be di- rected towards our Councilman from the classic shades ofTucson, but that they will fall harmless at his feet there can be no question. Mir. Blinn does not under take this disagreeable task for any pur. pose other than the public good, as the l task ofthis nature always exposes a man | to misrepresentation and malicious at tacks. He will be accused of ignorance, stupidity and of being opposed to our public schools, all of which we emphati- | cally deny in advance. Mir. Blnn is a man of wide and varied experience, a ripe scholar and public-splrited gentle man, man who probably contributes more to the support of charitable insti- tutions and other bene6cient purposes than any other man in Arizona.